Temptation – The Arnold Journey

All At Once

Proverbs 7:22 All at once he followed her like an ox going to the slaughter, like a deer stepping into a noose Sometimes we let things creep up on us. I watch my grandchildren deal with school projects. Most of the time they don’t let the projects wait until the last night. Their parents haveContinue reading “All At Once”

Matthew 4:2 – Hungry

Matthew 4:2 After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. One of the things you might not know about fasting is that after the first few days, you lose the hunger pains. Those pains don’t return until you have used up all your body fat. Then the body starts to consume muscle andContinue reading “Matthew 4:2 – Hungry”

God’s Presence and Temptation – Luke 4:1-2

Luke 4:1-2 Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, left the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, 2 where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and at the end of them he was hungry. Many people often think and feel when they are goingContinue reading “God’s Presence and Temptation – Luke 4:1-2”

Sex – Matthew 19:4

Matthew 19:4 “Haven’t you read,: he replied, “that at the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’ The source of authority matters. If you heard from the local hair dresser that the price of gold was going to double in a week, you probably wouldn’t go out and purchase gold. If she said hairContinue reading “Sex – Matthew 19:4”

Led to Temptation Matthew 4:1

Matthew 4:1 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. Oil and water don’t mix, at least not naturally. Modern chemistry, in the cloak of creating more profitable food stuffs, has created hydrogenated oils. If I understand the process, oils are pushed through an extremely fine sieveContinue reading “Led to Temptation Matthew 4:1”

20160626 The Thread – Jacob – A Wrestler

Everyone of us come from a family that has brokenness. When the LORD asks us to follow Him the journey often starts with very small steps of faith. He calls us to move in order get us unstuck from our comfortable lives into His greater future. And along the way we often end up moreContinue reading “20160626 The Thread – Jacob – A Wrestler”

In Trouble

Mark 14:37-40 Have you ever gotten in trouble for what you failed to do? You were supposed to be doing one thing, and you did something else instead. The other thing might have even been a good thing, but you paid the price for failing to do the one thing. Sleeping while onContinue reading “In Trouble”

Pushed Out – Mark 1:12-13

Mark 1:12-13 What is the greatest temptation that you face on an ongoing basis? You know, the thing you either struggle to not do and are unsuccessful, or struggle to do but often don’t complete. Perhaps it was one of your yearly New Year’s resolutions. It might be the extra sweet in the candyContinue reading “Pushed Out – Mark 1:12-13”

Olympic Sized Qualifications

Mark 1:9-13 Were you ever is such a hurry to tell a story that you left out some of the details? Of course you have. If you included all the details it would take just as long as the original incident to retell it. We must condense our lives when we tell about it.Continue reading “Olympic Sized Qualifications”

Donut Shop

Proverbs 16:17 If I have a problem with alcohol, I should avoid bars. A problem with internet porn, unprotected computers. A problem with impulse shopping, shopping alone without a list. Controlling my calorie intake, a $6.95 all-you-can-eat buffet. We all have some things that are hard for us to resist. We are all sinful.Continue reading “Donut Shop”